Special Notices

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NOTE: If your Midland receiver is beeping,the following explanation is the most common, but it is not the ONLY explanation for a beeping receiver.

The Midland WR-120 desktop NOAA weather radio knows it is supposed to receive aweekly test from the National Weather Service every seven days. If the radio goes for ten days without receiving a test, it gives out one beep every ten minutes.

The radio will re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance.

If you do not want to wait, you can cancel the beeping by unplugging the radio from the wall, turning the radio over, and removing one battery. Wait approximately 10-15 seconds, then replace the battery and plug the radio back in. The settings on the radio will NOT be affected by this, as the SAME county code, and all other information is stored on a flash memory chip.

But you WILL need to re-set the clock. To do so:

1) Push MENU. "SET TIME" appears. 2) Push SELECT 3) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the hour up or down. To get from AM to PM, just continue past the hour 12. 4) Use the right button to move to the minutes setting 5) Use the up/down arrows to adjust the minutes up or down. Right arrow to access both of the minute digits. 6) When you have set the clock to the proper time, hit MENU twice. The radio will display "SAVING". You are done setting the clock.

We apologize for the inconvenience. The ten-day missed test alarm is a way to assure viewers that their weather radio is performing properly.

NOTE: The previous version of this radio, the Midland WR-100 does not make an audible beep. However, it will display the words "CHECK RECEPTION" until it is re-set using the same steps as outlined above. Like the WR-120, the radio will automatically re-set itself at the next weekly test, or the next watch/warning issuance

Update 3/7/17 - NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WZ2542 Harlingen Spanish on frequency 162.450 MHz has been shut down due to tower dismantlement. Negotiations for a new location are being conducted but we do not have a location at this time.

2/28/17 - The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WZ2542 Harlingen Spanish on frequency 162.450 MHz was placed Out of Service due to tower dismantlement. The Cooperator is working to secure a new location for the transmitter.Listeners should consider NWR transmitters that cover portions of Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo Counties:

WZ2541 Pharr Spanish on frequency 162.475 MHz

KHB33 Pharr on frequency 162.400 MHz

WWG34 Brownsville on frequency 162.550 MHz

WWG34 Brownsville and KHB33 Pharr provide alternate (English) coverage for some of the counties. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WWH34 located near Walton, NY on the frequency 162.425 was placed Out of Service due to a failure of a transmitter component. We are working with the Cooperator to find and install a replacement. We do not have an estimated time for return to service.

During this outage, we encourage people to try other surrounding weather radio broadcasts. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Tests and public responses to the relocation of the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter that serves the New York City metropolitan area (KWO35 on the frequency 162.550) have generally been positive even though we are running at a lower power on a temporary antenna. We are currently negotiating with the tower owner to lease a location on the tower. Once that is done we will be able to install a better permanent antenna and increase the output power of the transmitter to its previous power levels.

If you have any problems with reception, please fill out and submit the outage report form shown below. It would be very helpful for you to provide information about your location in the comments section to assist us in localizing reception issues to a specific area.